Intended to help teachers present Indian legends for the maximum benefit and enjoyment of students, this guide provides background information and learning activities for seven legends derived from the Dakota, Ojibwe, and Winnebago tribes. Introductory material discusses the history and purposes of tribal legends and outlines student objectives and teaching procedures. The legends and learning activities are organized by tribe in three sections. Each section introduces the tribal legends' common character, or trickster, and presents two or three legends, some of which feature the trickster. Each story is accompained by definitions of concepts and vocabulary, discussion questions, biographical notes about the storyteller, and a series of activity sheets. Activities focus on comprehension and vocabulary development and include word finds, crossword puzzles, alphabetizing practice, etc. The Dakota section introduces the trickster Unktomi and presents the legends "Tibdo" and "Unktomi and the Ducks." The Ojibwe section introduces Waynaboozhoo and presents "The Legend of the Owl,""Mikinok and Waboozoons," and "Waynaboozhoo and the Geese." The Winnebago section introduces the trickster Wukjunk kuhguh and presents "How the Gullies and Ditches Came to Be" and "The Trickster and the Tree." The guide accompanies a set of booklets presenting the legends in picture book format. (JHZ)